Everyone can benefit from a little self-care, and having goals to strive for is one of the best ways to stay motivated and productive. Whether you’re looking to get fit, make time for yourself, or focus on your career, setting wellness goals is an important part of maintaining balance in life. Here are some tips on how to stay on track with your wellness goals, shared by SF Neurofeedback Center.
Read MoreGoing through a rough patch? It’s normal to feel pulled down if you’re in a rut, grieving, or facing a difficult time at work or in life. But the secret to healing from your experiences is actually pretty simple: it lies in taking care of yourself. Of course, sometimes that’s easier said than done. So today, we share some tips and resources that will increase your sense of wellbeing, enabling you to live your best life.
Read MoreThe benefits of meditation on both our mental and physical health have long been discussed over the years but recent studies are taking a look at meditation in the context of the workplace. Boston University as well as Stanford University School of Medicine performed studies that show links between meditation and positive benefits such as lowered stress levels and a lower risk of anxiety and depression.
Read MoreHolding multiple jobs has more benefits than you might have realized!
While this endeavor might seem daunting to many it is worthwhile to consider the numerous benefits both personal and financial.
Working another job most often involves taking on an additional job that is lower commitment and can be balanced with your current workload. Some great options for flexible side jobs include Uber and Lyft drivers, pet watching, and
Read MoreBoost your mood through science! By understanding what contributes to our happiness and mental health on a chemical level we can “hack” our brains to maximize our happiness!
Here are the four main chemicals that contribute to happiness and activities that can help trigger their release!
Read MoreBuilding upon Maria Jordan’s observations on the similarities and differences and between pre-schools in France and Venezuela, Maria continues on to compare and contrast her experiences with primary schools in both countries up until high school.
In primary school in France, there is an emphasis on writing in perfect cursive. There is such a strong focus from an early age in France that often students will stick with cursive into high school where it is no longer required of them, many even into adulthood.
Read MoreFrom her experiences growing up in Venezuela and later in life teaching in France, Maria Jordan describes the observations she has made throughout the years on the similarities and differences in the education systems between the two countries.
Read MoreChildren acquire language through an informal process of exposure to language and social interactions. This process Learning a language through listening to others speak is referred to as auditory perceptual learning. Reading to and speaking with children helps them to recognize and differentiate sounds. While watching television shows and listening to the radio can be helpful, the most effective way to learn a language is through interactive experiences for example conversing and reading.
Read MoreDuring these uncertain times, governments have been urging their citizens to stay home and avoid social interaction. Especially in busy cities like New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, social distancing is a critical aspect of the plan to “flatten the curve” and save lives.
As the summer progresses, many individuals are stuck at home with social interaction limited to online video chats and gyms yet to reopen. Personal connections and physical exercise have been proven to play key roles in mental health, but these activities have been extremely limited during the pandemic.
Read MoreWe're big fans of technology that improves our daily lives. Neurofeedback therapy, when done frequently and consistently, can have a great impact in the way we feel on a daily basis. By just sitting back and relaxing, this technology can prompt the brain to draw from its existing resources and pull itself out of these mental “ruts”. The result is a more open and positive mindset in which obstacles are more manageable and problems more resolvable.
Read MoreWe at the US Neurofeedback Center often speak of brainwaves. They are the frequencies that are read by our biofeedback machines and translated into information our brains can use to function more effectively. Their definition, however, may feel a little unclear sometimes and we believe it's important to understand them in order to know how neurofeedback works. Here are some facts you never knew about brain waves:
Read MoreThe practice of training your brain with neurofeedback is a relatively new one, but the technology behind it has been around for a while. Neurofeedback machines work by using real time real-time displays of brain activity to teach self-regulation of brain function. The brain activity is measured by an electroencephalography (or EEG), which monitors your brain waves.
Read MoreZagreb might be where you have your layover, but it’s probably not on your itinerary. The beach cities like Dubrovnik and Split seem to get all of the love. An acquaintance stopped by for four hours during a layover and told me that she felt like she’d seen everything. I had to tell her it’s one of the rare cities that gets better with time.
Read MoreCroatia is big right now. Yacht week. Hot beach destinations. It’s the it place for your Instagram story in Europe. And that was before they got to the final of the World Cup.
Read MoreLike myself, Bronwen Williams started her practice after experiencing trauma and injury. Her work is based on healing arts, shamanism, and yoga philosophy and her practice includes craniosacral therapy and bodywork. Here's what she had to say about the positive health effects of craniosacral therapy.
Read MoreDr. Joanna Fassl is a practitioner we really respect. She practices out of a beautiful apartment in SoMa and has several different modalities that she can draw on. In addition to being a chiropractor (she was the valedictorian of her Chiropractic Medicine class) she's an artist, musician, and yoga and pilates instructor.
Read MoreRenee Hahn's office is at 44 Gough at the Mission/Market St./Hayes Valley border. She has a doctorate in Chinese Medicine is a skilled acupuncturist and herbalist in addition to practicing craniosacral. She told me that Chinese medicine is the great love of her life. I found her style to be calm, cerebral, methodical, and deeply dedicated.
Read MoreThere are two types of neuro-biofeedback (which is usually called neurofeedback), protocol based and dynamic. At San Francisco Neurofeedback Center we use Neuroptimal, which is dynamic neurofeedback. Dynamic neurofeedback does not try to "downtrain" or "uptrain" your brain into any particular frequency. Instead, it reads where your brain currently is and lets your brain make gradual changes back to its normal state. Dynamic neurofeedback has the benefit of being condition agnostic.
Read MoreThere are three therapies that come up over and over again as successful in helping people recover from head trauma.
1) Neurofeedback. It's gentle, it's straightforward, and you can do it by yourself at home. I'll dedicate the next post to why it's become so popular. In San Francisco it seems like every other person now knows what neurofeedback is. Exciting times.
Read MoreAs I noted in the last post, while I don't believe that your MD has the answers to accelerate your recovery from a concussion, there are a lot of good things that she will tell you to do. In this post I will talk about the advice that most MDs give and tools you can use to follow their directions.
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